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USPTO release · Thursday, July 16, 2026

Big Tech patents published July 16, 2026

All 242 patent applications we covered from the USPTO's Thursday, July 16, 2026 release, grouped by company. AI / ML (101) and Hardware (63) were the biggest categories.

Samsung · 56 filings

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Google · 34 filings

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Qualcomm · 33 filings

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Sony · 22 filings

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Microsoft · 19 filings

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Nvidia · 19 filings

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Apple · 12 filings

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IBM · 10 filings

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Adobe · 6 filings

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Intel · 6 filings

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Meta · 5 filings

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Tesla · 4 filings

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Salesforce · 4 filings

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OpenAI · 4 filings

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AMD · 3 filings

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Disney · 3 filings

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Amazon · 2 filings

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